The Château de Sainte-Sévère is hired as a whole for weddings, private receptions, seminars and group stays, with an event tent seating 120 at table, salons for up to 80 at table and 14 beds in eight bedrooms. The château stands on a promontory above the Indre valley, at 5 rue Émile Chenon in Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre, in the south of the Berry.
Seminars and company events
The owners rent the house in full to groups, including teams on a working retreat. They offer a long weekend of three nights, a four-night working week from Monday to Friday and a full week of seven nights. The house then belongs to the group: eight bedrooms, five salons and the landscaped park. Wifi, parking, bed linen and cleaning are included, and breakfast is available as an option. Arrival is at 4 pm and departure at 11 am.
The salons, with their parquet floors and old wood panelling, can serve as plenary and breakout rooms, while the terraces and the park suit informal sessions in good weather. The team can recommend partners for transport, catering, shows and activities. Equipment such as projectors is not listed, so check what you need when you ask for a quote.
Weddings and receptions
The château accepts a small number of weddings and private celebrations each year, and hands over the keys for the duration of the stay. The park, with stone terraces and old trees, offers more than 7,000 square meters for a ceremony or a cocktail. An open event tent of 160 square meters seats up to 120 guests at table, with a view over the valley at sunset. The salons provide a dance floor and a fallback in bad weather, with room for up to 80 at table. A bar and games area completes the setting.
The château's tableware, decoration, table linen, a sound system and 80 chairs are included. Extra tables and chairs must be booked in advance.
Rooms and capacities
The park and panoramic terrace cover 7,000 square meters. The event tent covers 160 square meters and seats 120. Four salons that can be set up for events total 150 square meters and seat 80 at table.
Accommodation
The château sleeps 14 in eight bedrooms on the upper floors: six doubles and two singles, with six private shower rooms and one shared. The rooms are run as an inn when the house is not hired in full, and the owners furnished each one after repairing the historic fabric.
Catering
There is no in-house restaurant for events. Partner caterers are available on request, and the owners help organizers find the right one.
History and setting
The site began as a wooden fort, became a stone keep and then an 18th-century residence. It passed from the lords of Brosse to the marquis of Villaines, and the tower still overlooks the valley. The village sits in George Sand country. After about ten years of closure, two architects, Romane and Minh-Son, bought the château in April 2024 through their Château Route project. They cleared the park and opened part of it to the public from Wednesday to Sunday, except during private events. A local association, La Maison d'Edmée, runs cultural events in the house.
Getting there
The château is 10 minutes from La Châtre and 45 minutes from Châteauroux station, about three hours from Paris or Lyon by road.
